Durham Accolades as a Community

2. Durham is one of 34,000 places in the US (1,237 over 25,000 population), one of 254 cities 100,000+, one of 3,140 counties and the principal city in one of 362 MSA’s. Durham is one of a handful that consistently rank high across so many different aspects in a given year. Here are some of the accolades Durham received during the past year either as a community or as the core community for a four county MSA. Durham Accolades as a Community

3. Durham Accolades as a Community • # 2 Best Green Cities For Lifestyle and Quality of Life – Country Home • Durham, together with Chapel Hill, named America's Foodiest Small Towns • #3 Best Small City for Relocating Families – World ERC and Primacy Relocation • #3 Best Place for Business and Careers – Forbes • #5 Top 100 Places to Live – Relocate-America • #6 Best small MSA for college students – AIER College Destination Index • Durham, NC was named one of the 10 Best Places to Live in the Nation – U.S. News & World Report • #10 Duke University Best Colleges for 2010 – U.S. News and World Report • #12 Top Places To Launch Your Own Business – Fortune Small Business • #16 Best Green Places (overall) in America - Country Home • #37 Best Walking City - Prevention • #45 Hottest Business market in the Country - Inc. Magazine • 100 Best Communities for Young People- America’s Promise - The Alliance for Youth • 100 Best Communities for Music Education - American Music Conference • Top Ten Tech Town - Wired

4. Durham Accolades as an MSA • #1 MSA for College graduation rate among select national tech-focused MSA’s - Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel • #1 MSA in the nation for percentage of workforce in the “Creative Class” - Catalytix • #1 MSA for least excessive drinking and alcohol-related problems - Men’s Health Magazine • #4 MSA in the nation for the percentage of workforce employed by tech firms - AeA • #3 MSA Top 20 College Towns for Jobs – Forbes • #11 MSA in the nation in growth in productivity from ’01-’05 –Brookings Institution • #4 MSA for Best Mid-Sized Areas for Jobs – Forbes

5. Durham Community Overview • Durham is a single city county with 256,500 people. • One of the most ethnically diverse large counties in NC— 56.4% white, 37.8% black, 11.6% Hispanic. • 4th largest city, but the 17th smallest land unit in NC • Largest generator of jobs in the Triangle. • RTP= 39,000 jobs • City encompassing RTP = 40,000 jobs • Durham Tech / NCCU= 2,000 jobs • Downtown= 16,000 jobs • Duke= 40,000 jobs (largest private employer in the State) • Everyday, 101,000 non-residents pour into Durham to work. DURHAM Duke Downtown NCCU COUNTY OF DURHAM CITY OF DURHAM RTP CITY OF DURHAM

6. Durham Community Overview 3 out of 5 Durham jobs are held by non-residents

7. DURHAMA Historical Perspective

8. Rich History Pre-1700 Early 1700s 1760s Originally settled by the Eno and Occaneechi Indian tribes Revolutionary War—War of Regulators Settled by Europeans who built grist mills and farms 1800 (Antebellum Period) 1861 - 1865 NC-last to secede during Civil War Civil War ended in Durham at Bennett Place Large plantations and yeoman farms Durhamites served in Company C, 6th N.C. Infantry & Company B, 6th N.C. Infantry

9. Rich History Early 1900s Late 1800s Emerged as a center for African American owned enterprises; Black Wall Street; NCCU founded (1910) Emerged from Civil War as a center for tobacco and textile manufacturing Trinity College relocated to Durham (1887) 1920s Trinity College endowed as Duke University by James Buchanan Duke (1924) Duke University Hospital and Duke University Medical School founded (1927); preceded by launch of BC headache powder (1906)

10. Rich History 1980s 1950s Civil rights sit-ins pioneered by Durham religious and community leaders Development of RTP Emergence of culinary arts and world-renowned festivals Location where Martin Luther King embraced direct action/civil disobedience 1990s DCVB chartered to tell the Durham story (1989) Emergence of Durham as a visitor destination

11. Product Durham is rich as a destination • Research Triangle Park • North Carolina Central University • Duke University • City of Medicine

12. Main Visitor Features • Bennett Place State Historic Site • Duke Homestead State Historic Site • Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Hayti Heritage Center • Historic Stagville • Duke Lemur Center • Museum of Life and Science/ Magic Wings Butterfly House/Explore the Wild/Catch the Wind • Sarah P. Duke Gardens • Duke Chapel • West Point on the Eno • Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University • NCCU Museum of Art • Historic Durham Athletic Park • Durham Performing Arts Center • Carolina Theater • Duke Sports Hall of Fame

13. Major Annual Events • Native American Pow Wow (February) • Bennett Place Civil War Surrender Reenactment (April) • Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (April) • American Dance Festival (June and July) • Festival for the Eno (July) • NC Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (August) • CenterFest (September) • Bull Durham Blues Festival (September) • NC Gay Pride Parade (September) • World Beer Festival (October)

14. Distinctive Dining Durham's Counter Culture Coffee, #3 on list of the "best boutique roasters" in the nation. Food & Wine Magazine • 37 regionally or nationally reviewed restaurants Piedmont – Hot list of the world’s newest, hottest, sexiest restaurants Conde Nast Traveler Vin Rouge, Nana's, Chamas Churrascaria, and the Washington Duke Inn's Fairview Dining Room received online Award of Excellence. Wine Spectator Durham, together with Chapel Hill, named America's Foodiest Small Towns Bon Appétit Magnolia Grill, 11th-best restaurant in the nation. Gourmet Magazine

15. Unique Shopping Experiences • Super Regional Mall • The Streets At Southpoint • Regional Mall • Northgate • Unique Shopping Districts • Brightleaf Square • Ninth Street • Major Shopping Centers • Mt. Moriah District (Indigo Corner, New Hope Commons, Patterson Place) • North Pointe Dr.

16. Playing in Durham • http://www.durham-nc.com/resources/pages/orientation/player.html?slide=72